OUR DEMOCRACY IS AT STAKE!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Within the last few decades we have seen the increasingly rapid demise of the teaching of the trades in high schools and community colleges. The “shiny ball” seems to be technology. Courses in the physical trades – also known as vocational education – seem... WE CAN’T AFFORD IT!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
What if you gave a back-to-school sale and nobody came? That’s what retailers are facing this year as many college students and grads face the frugal realities of their college debt. In the last recession we saw how interrelated the various elements of the economy... FROM SINGAPORE TO SILICON VALLEY BY WAY OF THE WINE COUNTRY
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Education
Last week we had the honor of hosting 21 undergraduate students from the Minor in Entrepreneurship (MiE) program at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. For most of them, this was their first time in the US. They went on to visit the great entrepreneurships... SIDESTEP A MILLSTONE AROUND YOUR NECK
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Education
Worcester Polytechnic Institute near Boston may not be a familiar name. However, many major tech and engineering companies regularly recruit WPI grads. They appreciate the well-rounded education of many of their students who also take classes in business, management,... LET’S HAVE FUN AND LEARN SOMETHING!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Earlier this month we were the guests of the Student Guild at Griffith Gold Coast University in Queensland, Australia. The University was originally founded by Sir Samuel Walker Griffith, the principal author of the Australian Constitution. He was also the first Chief...